The Curious Life and Death of...
Season 1
Created by: Elliot Kew, Toby Roebuck, Marc Tiley, Claire Lasko
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Season aired: 2020-09-06
Overview
Author and medical historian Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris uses science, tests, and demonstrations to shed new light on famous deaths, ranging from drug lord Pablo Escobar to magician Harry Houdini. Using her lab to perform virtual autopsies, experiment with blood samples, interview witnesses and conduct real-time demonstrations, Dr. Fitzharris puts everything about these mysterious deaths to the test.
Episodes · 6
Lizzie Borden
Join Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris as she uses the latest tools to re-investigate the murders that made Lizzie Borden a legend.
A Rolling Stone
Was the Rolling Stones' Brian Jones the victim of an accidental drowning...or of a miscarriage of justice? You decide.
A Titanic Child
Revisit the case of the unknown boy who perished on the Titanic voyage and discover who he was and how he died.
Brittany Murphy
We examine the mysterious death of Brittany Murphy though eyewitness accounts, chemical analysis, and a virtual autopsy.
Harry Houdini
Did Houdini really die of a ruptured appendix, or was he the victim of a powerful group that wanted him dead?
Pablo Escobar
Was the shooting death of Pablo Escobar an act of justice, revenge or was it a suicide? Join us as we deliver a verdict.